?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Salt Spring Island
Ridership Up by 29 Per Cent
SALT SPRING ISLAND – What a difference a year makes! On July 1, 2011 expansion hours went in to effect on Salt Spring Island. BC Transit, in conjunction with the CRD, altered transit schedules to better coordinate with ferry traffic; plus evening, weekend and statutory holiday service hours were added. The response from our customers...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Prince George
Ridership on the Rise in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE – BC Transit and the City of Prince George are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 12.3% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated Prince George as a market leader in rides with 2,183,534 in 2011/12 as compared with 1,943,921 in 2010/11. A strong customer base...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Chilliwack
Transit Service Hours Grow by More Than 30%
CHILLIWACK – The City of Chilliwack and BC Transit are pleased to announce an extra 7,500 annual service hours are being added to the local transit network. The largest expansion in the history of Chilliwack Transit takes effect September 1, 2013. Two more conventional buses are being assigned to the fleet to accommodate the expansion....
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Cowichan Valley
Ridership on the Rise in the Cowichan Valley
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are delighted to announce ridership on the conventional service is on the rise – up 13.8% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated the Cowichan Valley as a market leader in rides with 362,389 in 2011/12 as compared with 318,506 in...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Campbell River
Ridership on the Rise in Campbell River
CAMPBELL RIVER – BC Transit and the City of Campbell River are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 9 per cent over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated Campbell River as a market leader with 608,725 trips in 2011/12 compared with 558,885 in 2010/11. BC Transit is particularly...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Cowichan Valley
Cowichan Valley Commuter Ridership on the Rise
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC Transit, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) are pleased to announce ridership on the Cowichan Valley commuter service is on the rise – up 7.3% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit celebrated the Cowichan Valley commuter as a market leader in...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>South Okanagan-Similkameen
Summerland Transit Celebrates First Anniversary
SUMMERLAND – The Government of British Columbia, District of Summerland and BC Transit are thanking customers for making the first year of regularly-scheduled transit service an unqualified success. Penticton MLA Dan Ashton, Summerland Acting Mayor Peter Waterman and BC Transit President and CEO Manuel Achadinha handed out cookies and safety lights to customers on the...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>West Kootenay
Transit Service Grows in Salmo
WEST KOOTENAY– Effective April 1, 2013 an additional day of transit service will be offered between Salmo and Nelson. The West Kootenay Transit Committee, in partnership with BC Transit and the Health Connections program, has decided to introduce Tuesday service for Salmo. The new Tuesday service, at the request of riders, will help offset the...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Kimberley
Ridership on the Rise
KIMBERLEY – The City of Kimberley and BC Transit are delighted to announce transit ridership is on the rise – up 11.7% over last year. In its recently published annual report, BC Transit reported 14,723 passenger trips in 2012/13 compared to 13,183 in 2011/12. The strong and steady growth in the Kimberley Transit System is...
?php _e('Transit System: '); ?>Squamish
Ridership on the Rise in Squamish
SQUAMISH, BC – The District of Squamish and BC Transit are delighted to announce ridership is on the rise – up 14.7% over last year. In its Annual Report, BC Transit recorded 253,797 passenger trips in 2013/14 as compared to 221,231 trips in 2012/13. The increase in passenger trips is likely attributed to service improvements...